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Julianne Hough apologizes after blackface Halloween costume (photos)

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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, a person dressed as "Zwarte Piet" or "Black Pete" attends a parade in Amsterdam, Netherlands. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, a Dutch Facebook page seeking to preserve the country’s fall “Sinterklaas” festival exactly as it is, including clowns in blackface makeup known as “Black Petes”, has received nearly a million ‘likes’ just 24-hours after it was created. Opponents say Black Petes are an offensive caricature of black people, but supporters say Pete is a figure of fun whose appearance is harmless. (AP Photo/ Margriet Faber, File)

When it comes to accurately portraying a person of another race for Halloween, blackface is never the answer.

Just ask Julianne Hough who had to issue an apology after she darkened her skin to go along with her costume as “Orange is the New Black” character Crazy Eyes, who is portrayed by black actress Uzo Aduba.

USA Today reports that she took to Twitter after a photo of her in costume made rounds on the internet over the weekend.

“I am a huge fan of the show ‘Orange is the New Black,’ actress Uzo Aduba, and the character she has created,” she tweeted. “It certainly was never my intention to be disrespectful or demeaning to anyone in any way. I realize my costume hurt and offended people and I truly apologize.”

Hough wasn’t the only one causing controversy; apparently there are still people who think that blackface is a thing that’s appropriate in 2013.

A Florida man posted pictures of his and another partygoers Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman costumes, according to New York Magazine. William Filene, 25, dressed as the slain teenager in a costume that included blackface. Greg Cimeno, 22, dressed as George Zimmerman, the man who was acquitted in Martin’s death this summer.

Photos from the annual “Halloweek” party in Milan surfaced with partygoers, allegedly including fashion designer Alessandro Dell’Acqua, in blackface.